diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2efdfe3f3b..a1b86ee0a7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project('gimp',
   'c', 'cpp',
   version: '2.99.13',
-  meson_version: '>=0.53.0',
+  meson_version: '>=0.56.0',
   default_options: [
     'cpp_std=gnu++14',
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',